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| First Clay Mold |
Once the design was approved, it was time to
create the clay mold. Having the grand idea of rolling out the clay, cutting
the design out, was the first thing that came to mind. I thought, "Just
like making cookies, how fast is that!" Wrong! Making something out of
clay without an armature leads to complete frustration. I made the clay
design in the middle of summer and the temperature inside my art studio was
eighty degrees, which caused the entire design to fall apart.
Plan “B”, open the design up and insert wire.
Nope, the design was not symmetrical after
cutting into the clay.
Trash it.
Plan “C”, create an entirely new butterfly out
of wire mesh, making the design with a “Sharpie” and cutting it out.
Nope, the mesh wasn’t fine enough and I cut my
hands several times on the wire because the gloves were too large to wear while
cutting.
Plan “D”, don’t give up, keep thinking…
Wood ! Wood doesn’t bend and anything can be
used as a mold because silicone does not stick to anything!
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| Creating the body, measuring the thickness for the mold |
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| No smaller than 1/8" to hold the silicone |
